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KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Royals' lineup card brought a new look at the top for the first time this season, but the losing refrain continued. The Twins opened a three-game series with a 6-2 victory before 36,825 at Kauffman Stadium on Monday, sending the...

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White Sox: Streaking Chris Sale goes for record ninth straight game with 10 or more strikeouts Monday.
Indians: Jason Kipnis' Instagram apology for not reaching liner to save no-no: "Sorry I'm not taller...

The New York Yankees placed Carlos Beltran on the 15-day disabled list Friday because a strained left oblique muscle, and they pushed CC Sabathia's next start back three days so he can work on fixing some pitching problems.
The Yankees initially...

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The most anonymous job in baseball once belonged to middle relievers, the offensive linemen of the national pastime.
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Think for a second about postseason heroes in Orioles history.
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A day after the Detroit Tigers bullpen imploded in Game 1, the same cast of relievers was again responsible for an eighth-inning meltdown that sent the Orioles on the road with a 7-6 win and a 2-0 lead in the American League Division Series.
"It's...

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Cruz homered six times vs. the Tigers in 2011 while playing with the Texas Rangers. He did some more damage...

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After nearly two weeks of...

DETROIT -- J.D. Martinez and Rajai Davis hit home runs and Max Scherzer held the Kansas City Royals to one run in 6 2/3 innings Tuesday night in a 4-2 Detroit Tigers victory. The win was enough to pull the Tigers into a first-place tie with the Royals...

Longtime WNBA player Becky Hammon, who is retiring after this season with the San Antonio Stars, will be an assistant coach with the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs. She'll be the first female full-time assistant on an NBA coaching staff. Kudos to...